Filipino community to celebrate Virgin Mary at downtown LA cathedral
Saturday’s mass is to celebrate the two Filipino Catholic traditions: the Santacruzan and the Flowers of May.
The Filipino Catholic community in Los Angeles Saturday was expected to celebrate a tradition of honoring the Virgin Mary and offering her flowers in downtown Los Angeles.
This year, the Filipino ministry at the Cathedral of Our lady of the Angels is celebrating its 20th Marian Santacruzan May Crowning, during which faithfuls in traditional Filipino attire are expected to participate in the presentation of “Sagalas,” young girls and women that comprise the Court of Honor for the procession of the Blessed Mary
The procession was set to begin at 2 p.m. with the celebratory mass at 2:30 p.m.